Burningblade & Silvereye

Ashes of the Sun (Burningblade & Silvereye, #1) by Django Wexler is set in a world reshaped by a devastating magical war that toppled an empire. The story follows siblings Gyre and Maya, separated for twelve years after their parents sold Maya to the enigmatic Twilight Order. Gyre seeks revenge and power to destroy the Order, while Maya has become a warrior using magic to serve its cause. As civil war threatens their world, their opposing loyalties force them into conflict despite their familial bond. This novel opens a new epic fantasy trilogy exploring themes of loyalty, power, and division.

Blood of the Chosen by Django Wexler continues an epic fantasy saga of civil war, forbidden magic, and fractured loyalties. Centuries after a devastating conflict shattered the world and wiped out the Elder races, the Dawn Republic rules over haunted landscapes, battling outbreaks of monstrous plaguespawn and guarding dangerous relics. Siblings Maya and Gyre, separated in childhood when Maya was taken by the Twilight Order, now stand as enemies: she as Burningblade, a gifted centarch enforcing the Republic’s will, he as Silvereye, an outlaw revolutionary determined to destroy the Order that claimed her. The novel blends dark high fantasy, military conflict, and queer representation with a focus on survival amid political upheaval and monstrous threats.

Emperor of Ruin by Django Wexler concludes an epic fantasy trilogy in which siblings Gyre and Maya, long separated by war and magic, must finally fight on the same side. With Ashok, the last surviving Chosen, now ruling the Twilight Order and masking devastation behind promises of justice, resistance becomes both a military and moral struggle. Gyre works to gather scattered allies from across the Splinter Kingdoms and the monstrous depths of Deepfire, while Maya undertakes a perilous search in the mountains for a legendary weapon that might alter the balance of power. The novel blends large-scale warfare, dark magic, and queer characters in a high-stakes battle for survival and liberation.